United Fresh Now Accepting Applications for Class 26 of Produce Industry Leadership Program

The application period is now open for the twenty-sixth class of the United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program. Since its inception in 1995, more than 250 produce industry professionals have graduated from this exclusive program, thanks to the generous support of founding sponsor Corteva Agriscience.

United Fresh Start Foundation Awards $53,000 Through 2020 Community Innovation Grants Program

United Fresh Start Foundation is pleased to announce the eight recipients of its 2020 Community Innovation Grants Program. The program funds initiatives that aim to increase children’s access, selection, and consumption of fresh produce whether at home, on weekends, during the summer, while out to eat, or outside the traditional school day.

United Fresh Announces Inaugural Class of Produce Safety Immersion Program

United Fresh Produce Association is pleased to announce the Class One Fellows of the inaugural Produce Safety Immersion Program, sponsored by Renaissance Food Group at the gold level, and Ecolab as a silver sponsor. The 15 fellows will begin their journey next month at United Fresh’s FreshStart Conference, January 14-16 in Tucson, AZ.

United Fresh 2020 to Expand One-On-One Customer Matchmaking Sessions

Due to the success of the first United Fresh Partner X-Change in Chicago bringing together retailers, foodservice buyers and produce suppliers in one-on-one meetings, the United Fresh Convention & Expo is expanding the program during the 2020 show, June 16-19, in San Diego.

United Fresh Applauds Passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act

The United Fresh Produce Association applauds the passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H. R. 5038) by the House Judiciary Committee and urges its passage by the full House of Representatives. This legislation represents the most significant modernization of the agricultural labor system in more than three decades.